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09-25-2008, 05:33 PM
Hi everyone,
Over the past four months I have been doing some weight-lifting (isolation/powerlifting) which has proved to be very benefitial to my physical well being both asthetically and health wise. About a week ago I was in the gym doing my routine workout and while doing flat bench press with dumbbells (55lb/arm) on my fourth rep up I heard a loud snap and I fell to the ground with my arm immobile/tingling and in moderate pain. After spending two days in emergency they concluded that my arm was broken (bone connecting my shoulder to my elbow). I am now in a cast and recovering from this injury but from what the doctors and others told me that it is very strange and unheard of for a bone to just break while pressing weights. Bones usually break upon inpact not during controlled correct exercise movement. I found this particularly odd because I was not even doing my maximum weight which I was successfully able to do at 70lb/arm with no problems. My question(s) is, has anyone ever experienced or know of anyone who broke a bone in a similar manner? Also, does anyone know why this could have happened? Anything I can do in the future to prevent this from happening again? Is there things that can be done to warm up bones before a workout? (I know stretching helps muscles to warm up but I don't do this usually). Any other tips on how to avoid such thing from happening again? Also, can I expect my arm to fully heal or is the original place of fracture always going to be weaker and suseptable to future breaks? Thanks in advance for your input...
Over the past four months I have been doing some weight-lifting (isolation/powerlifting) which has proved to be very benefitial to my physical well being both asthetically and health wise. About a week ago I was in the gym doing my routine workout and while doing flat bench press with dumbbells (55lb/arm) on my fourth rep up I heard a loud snap and I fell to the ground with my arm immobile/tingling and in moderate pain. After spending two days in emergency they concluded that my arm was broken (bone connecting my shoulder to my elbow). I am now in a cast and recovering from this injury but from what the doctors and others told me that it is very strange and unheard of for a bone to just break while pressing weights. Bones usually break upon inpact not during controlled correct exercise movement. I found this particularly odd because I was not even doing my maximum weight which I was successfully able to do at 70lb/arm with no problems. My question(s) is, has anyone ever experienced or know of anyone who broke a bone in a similar manner? Also, does anyone know why this could have happened? Anything I can do in the future to prevent this from happening again? Is there things that can be done to warm up bones before a workout? (I know stretching helps muscles to warm up but I don't do this usually). Any other tips on how to avoid such thing from happening again? Also, can I expect my arm to fully heal or is the original place of fracture always going to be weaker and suseptable to future breaks? Thanks in advance for your input...